Contract Information NEPTS

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Dear NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following infor-mation on the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

The details we require are:

1) Start date & duration of framework/contracts across the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services for each commissioning area.

2) Could you please provide details of the current supplier(s) delivering the service(s)?

3) Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date?

4) Can you provide activity levels across contract(s), annual Journeys per year?

5) Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?

6) Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?

7) If a decision has been made to go to market; can you provide an indicative timeline of when procurement activities are likely to commence?

8) Can you confirm whether the Authority intend to conduct any market engagement events prior to procurement process?

10) Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible across contracts?

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Rebecca Calder

FOI (NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE CCG), NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group

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Good morning,

 

Thank you for your request for information, which we received on 19^th May
2022, regarding documents and information relating to Non-Emergency
Patient Transport Services (NEPTS).

 

I am acknowledging your request on behalf of Bristol, North Somerset and
south Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (BNSSG CCG). We will be
dealing with your request for information in accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.

 

Under the Act we have 20 working days to respond to your request and we
expect to be in a position to reply to you by 20^th June 2022.

 

Please note: due to the current situation with Covid-19 we may still
experience some delays in processing requests for information. This could
be due to staff absence and/or ability to access the information, however
we will endeavour to respond to your request within the statutory 20 days.

 

Dealing with your request:

In normal circumstances we should be able to (a) confirm or deny that we
hold this information and (b) if we hold it, send it to you within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days. You should note however that the
Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent us complying with
either of these duties. We will explain if this is the case and if we
apply the 'public interest test' to our decision.

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me quoting the
reference number above in any future communications.

 

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act and the
Environmental Information Regulations may be found on the Information
Commissioner’s website at [1]https://ico.org.uk/.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Freedom of Information Team

NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire CCG

Postal Address:

360 Bristol - Three Six Zero

Marlborough Street

Bristol

BS1 3NX

[2]www.bnssgccg.nhs.uk

 

 

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FOI (NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE CCG), NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group

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Good afternoon,

 

Thank you for your request for information, which we received on 19^th May
2022, regarding documents and information relating to Non-Emergency
Patient Transport Services (NEPTS).

 

Under section 1 (1) (a) and (b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I
can confirm that the CCG holds some of the information requested.  Please
find attached the response to your request, which is sent on behalf of
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning
Group. Your request for information has been dealt with in accordance with
the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and we hope that you find this
response helpful.

 

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by copyright. 
You are free to use it for your own purposes, including for private study
and non-commercial research, and for any other purpose authorised by an
exception in current copyright law.  Documents (except photographs) can
also be used in the UK without requiring permission for the purposes of
news reporting.  Any other reuse, for example, commercial publication,
would require the permission of the copyright holder. 

 

If you are not satisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your
request for information, then in accordance with the Act you may ask us to
conduct a review.  Internal review requests should be submitted within two
months of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and
sent to [1][NHS BNSSG CCG request email].

 

If following an internal review you remain unhappy you have the right to
apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally,
the Information Commissioner's Office cannot make a decision unless you
have already exhausted NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support
Unit's internal review procedure.  The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at:  The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House,
Wycliffe Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK6 5AF.

 

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act can be sourced on
the Information Commissioner's website: [2]http://www.ico.gov.uk/.

 

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact the FOI Team on
[3][NHS BNSSG CCG request email], quoting the reference number in the subject line.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Freedom of Information Team

NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire CCG

[4]www.bnssgccg.nhs.uk

 

 

Please be aware that all emails received and sent by this organisation are
subject to the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and may be disclosed to a
third party. If you believe you have been sent this message in error,
please inform the sender and delete the message and any attachments as
soon as possible. All messages sent by this organisation are checked for
viruses but this does not, and cannot, guarantee that a virus has not been
transmitted. 

 

From: FOI (NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE CCG)
Sent: 19 May 2022 09:33
To: Rebecca Calder <[FOI #862969 email]>
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: FOI 2223033 - Non-Emergency Patient Transport
Services

 

Good morning,

 

Thank you for your request for information, which we received on 19^th May
2022, regarding documents and information relating to Non-Emergency
Patient Transport Services (NEPTS).

 

I am acknowledging your request on behalf of Bristol, North Somerset and
south Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (BNSSG CCG). We will be
dealing with your request for information in accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.

 

Under the Act we have 20 working days to respond to your request and we
expect to be in a position to reply to you by 20^th June 2022.

 

Please note: due to the current situation with Covid-19 we may still
experience some delays in processing requests for information. This could
be due to staff absence and/or ability to access the information, however
we will endeavour to respond to your request within the statutory 20 days.

 

Dealing with your request:

In normal circumstances we should be able to (a) confirm or deny that we
hold this information and (b) if we hold it, send it to you within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days. You should note however that the
Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent us complying with
either of these duties. We will explain if this is the case and if we
apply the 'public interest test' to our decision.

If you have any queries about this e-mail, please contact me quoting the
reference number above in any future communications.

 

Further information about the Freedom of Information Act and the
Environmental Information Regulations may be found on the Information
Commissioner’s website at [5]https://ico.org.uk/.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Freedom of Information Team

NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire CCG

Postal Address:

360 Bristol - Three Six Zero

Marlborough Street

Bristol

BS1 3NX

[6]www.bnssgccg.nhs.uk

 

 

Please be aware that all emails received and sent by this organisation are
subject to the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and may be disclosed to a
third party. If you believe you have been sent this message in error,
please inform the sender and delete the message and any attachments as
soon as possible. All messages sent by this organisation are checked for
viruses but this does not, and cannot, guarantee that a virus has not been
transmitted. 

 

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